Fausto Sosa was an 18-year-old student at the Boston Community Leadership Academy who was fatally shot on the evening of August 22, 2018. Originally from Santiago in the Dominican Republic and living in Roslindale, he was found by police suffering from a gunshot wound near 39 Hollander Street in the Roxbury neighborhood at approximately 7:12 p.m. He was taken to a nearby hospital and died of his injuries. The city recorded his death as Boston’s 36th homicide that year.

Boston police opened a homicide investigation and asked anyone with information to contact the Homicide Unit. In the days after the shooting no information was publicly released about suspects or arrests and the circumstances that led to the fatal shooting remained under investigation.

If anyone knew Fausto, saw activity near 39 Hollander Street that evening, or has information that could help investigators, please contact the Homicide Unit.